Girls’ Tennis

The girls’ tennis team has one primary goal this season: to rebuild. The team lost seven of last year’s premier players, including top doubles partners Malia Schmidt, Spencer Dobos and Rorie Stone, and singles stars Ella Rafferty, Caitlin Stone and Michelle Moshkovoy. But coaches Marci Martinucci and Robin May are not worried — they have faith in their players, and in the work ethic of their team and know that the spaces left by the graduated seniors will soon be filled with fresh talent.

“[The season] is going to go well,” Martinucci said. “There’s so many girls from last year that will be stepping up this year.”

Senior Mila Mulready, who dominated at the No. 1 in singles slot last year, will play a large role in the team’s success this year. The rest of the team’s future, however, has yet to be determined, and it is too early in the season to conclusively pick out standout players and a starting lineup. So far, some emerging talents are senior Lily Grenier, sophomores Samantha Tom and Evelyn Du and junior Natalie Gyde.

“They’re hard working, they love playing together,” May said. “We’ll see [how the season goes]. The kids are working hard in practice [and] we’re pleased with what we see.”